Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Solomon Islands instead of Albania, you would:
Health
live 2.8 years less
In Albania, the average life expectancy is 79 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 11.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Albania, 14.3% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Solomon Islands, however, that number is 12.7% as of 2012.
make 81.2% less money
Albania has a GDP per capita of $13,300 as of 2020, while in Solomon Islands, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2020.
Life
have 79.0% more children
In Albania, there are approximately 12.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 6.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Albania, approximately 15.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Solomon Islands, 104.0 women do as of 2017.
be 85.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Albania, approximately 10.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Solomon Islands, on the other hand, 20.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Albania, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, 67% of the population do as of 2018.
be 83.3% less likely to have internet access
In Albania, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, about 12.0% do as of 2019.
be 24.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Albania, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Solomon Islands, that number is 73% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 66% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.6 times more on education
Albania spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of total GDP on education as of 2015.
Geography
see 14.7 times more coastline
Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Solomon Islands, that number is 5,313 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Solomon Islands: At a glance
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